USPTO Patents Application 09931267

Attorney Docket No.

N 1422-005

DECLARATION AND POWER OF

First Named
Inventor

Clinton CS. CHAPPLE
etal.

ATTORNEY FOR UTILITY OR DESIGN
PATENT APPLICATION
(37 CFR1.63)

COMPLETE IF KNOWN

Application Number

09/931,267

□ Declaration ^ [X] Declaration

Filing Date

August 16, 2001

Submitted Submitted
with Initial after Initial

Group Art Unit

1645

Filing Filing

Examiner Name

To Be Assigned

As below named inventors, we hereby declare that:

Our residences, mailing addresses, and citizenships are as stated below next to our names.

We believe we are the original, first and joint inventors of the subject matter which is claimed and for which a patent is
sought on the invention entitled: GENES ENCODING P-COUMARATE 3-HYDROXYLASE (C3H) AND METHODS OF
USE, the specification of which was filed on August 16, 2001, as United States Application Number 09/931,267.

We hereby state that we have reviewed and understand the contents of the above identified specification, including the
claims, as amended by any amendment specifically referred to above.

We acknowledge the duty to disclose information which is material to patentability as defined in 37 CFR 1 .56, including
for continuation-in-part applications, material information which became available between the filing date of the prior
application and the national or PCT international filing date of the continuation-in-part application.

We hereby claim foreign priority benefits under 35 U.S.C. 1 19(a)-(d) or 365(b) of any foreign application(s) for patent
or inventor's certificate, or 365(a) of any PCT international application which designated at least one country other than
the United States of America, listed below and have also identified below, by checking the box, any foreign application
for patent or inventor's certificate, or any PCT international application having a filing date before that of the application
on which priority is claimed.

Prior Foreign Application
Numbers

Country

Foreign Filing Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)

Priority Not
Claimed

Certified Copy Attached?
YES NO

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□ □

□ □

We hereby claim the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 1 19(e) of any United States provisional application(s) listed below.

Application Number(s)

Filing Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

60/225,554

August 16, 2000

We hereby appoint the registered practitioner(s) associated with Customer No. 6449 to prosecute this application and
to transact all business in the Patent and Trademark Office connected therewith. Direct all correspondence to
Customer Number 6449.

We hereby declare that all statements made herein of our own knowledge are true and that all statements made on
information and belief are believed to be true; and further that these statements were made with the knowledge that

willful false statements and tno arofg ^made are punishable by fine or imprisonment or both, under 18 U.S.C. 1001 and
that such willful false stateRTjteftts mayieogardjafe the validity of the application or any patent issued thereon.

1 . Inventor's Signature \J^Jfj(^ l^>' \ C™*j H^ Date /O'^f '° f

Inventor's Name Clinton c.s. Chappie Citizenship Canada

Residence (City) West Lafayette (State/Foreign Country) Indiana

Mailing Address 221 Q R obinhood Lane, West Lafayette, Indiana 47 9Q6

2. Inventor's Signature Date

Inventor's Name Rochus Franke Citizenship Germany

Residence (City) West 1 afayette (State/Foreign Country) Indiana

Mailing Address 21 8-13 N imitez Drive, W est Lafayette, I ndiana 47 9Q6

3. Inventor's Signature Date

Inventor's Name Max Q. Ruegg er Citizenship USA

Residence (City) Indianapolis (State/Foreign Country) Indiana

Mailing Address 7Q5Q Central Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 4fi?20

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Attorney Docket No.

N 1422-005

First Named

Clinton C.S. CHAPPLE

DECLARATION AND POWER OF

Inventor

et al.

ATTORNEY FOR UTILITY OR DESIGN
PATENT APPLICATION
(37CFR1.63)

COMPLETE IF KNOWN

Application Number

09/931,267

r~l Declaration [X] Declaration

Filing Date

August 16, 2001

Submitted Submitted
with Initial after Initial

Group Art Unit

1645

Filing Filing

Examiner Name

To Be Assigned

As below named inventors, we hereby declare that:

Our residences, mailing addresses, and citizenships are as stated below next to our names.

We believe we are the original, first and joint inventors of the subject matter which is claimed and for which a patent is
sought on the invention entitled: GENES ENCODING P-COUMARATE 3-HYDROXYLASE (C3H) AND METHODS OF
USE, the specification of which was filed on August 16, 2001, as United States Application Number 09/931,267.

We hereby state that we have reviewed and understand the contents of the above identified specification, including the
claims, as amended by any amendment specifically referred to above.

We acknowledge the duty to disclose information which is material to patentability as defined in 37 CFR 1 .56, including
for continuation-in-part applications, material information which became available between the filing date of the prior
application and the national or PCT international filing date of the continuation-in-part application.

We hereby claim foreign priority benefits under 35 U.S.C. 1 19(a)-(d) or 365(b) of any foreign application(s) for patent
or inventor's certificate, or 365(a) of any PCT international application which designated at least one country other than
the United States of America, listed below and have also identified below, by checking the box, any foreign application
for patent or inventor's certificate, or any PCT international application having a filing date before that of the application
on which priority is claimed.

Prior Foreign Application
Numbers

Country

Foreign Filing Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)

Priority Not
Claimed

Certified Copy Attached?
YES NO

□□

□ □

□ □

We hereby claim the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 1 19(e) of any United States provisional application(s) listed below.

Application Number(s)

Filing Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

60/225,554

August 16, 2000

We hereby appoint the registered practitioner(s) associated with Customer No. 6449 to prosecute this application and
to transact ail business in the Patent and Trademark Office connected therewith. Direct all correspondence to
Customer Number 6449.

We hereby declare that a|l statements made herein of our own knowledge are true and that all statements made on
information and belief are believed to be true; and further that these statements were made with the knowledge that

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willful false statements and the Irtce-eSiTfade are punishable by fine or imprisonment or both, under 18 U.S.C. 1001 and
that such willful false statements may jeopardize the validity of the application or any patent issued thereon.

1 . Inventor's Signature Date

Inventor's Name Clinton c.s. Chappie Citizenship Canada

Residence (City) Wast Lafayette (State/Foreign Country) Indiana

Mailing Address ??1Q Rnhinhood Lagg, WgsUafavette, Indiana 479Q6 ybv/e^Jo^^ ^

2. Inventor's Signature .

Inventor's Name Ronhus Franke Citizenship Germany ^

Residence (City) WftxH afwyfitta \ik\St(&UMT£{lti (State/Foreign Country) U^nrr Gex^^MSf
Mailing Address 2in - m Nin i U^ Dmuh, Weal L^ay e tt e , l n difln a-4?8Sfr

3. Inventor's Signature Date '

Inventor's Name Max o Ruegg er Citizenship USA

Q Residence (City) Indianapolis (State/Foreign Country) Indiana

^ Mailing Address 7Q5Q Central A v enue, I n dianapolis, Indiana 46 22Q

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First Named CI
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Attorney Docket No.

N 1422-005

First Named

Clinton C.S. CHAPPLE

HFPI ARATIONJ AND POWFR OF

Inventor

et al.

ATTORNEY FOR UTILITY OR DESIGN
PATENT APPLICATION
(37 CFR1.63)

COMPLETE IF KNOWN

Application Number

09/931,267

l~1 Declaration [X] Declaration

Filing Date

August 16, 2001

Submitted Submitted
with Initial after Initial

Group Art Unit

1645

Filing Filing

Examiner Name

To Be Assigned

As below named inventors, we hereby declare that:

Our residences, mailing addresses, and citizenships are as stated below next to our names.

We believe we are the original, first and joint inventors of the subject matter which is claimed and for which a patent is
p. sought on the invention entitled: GENES ENCODING P-COUMARATE 3-H YD ROX YLAS E (C3H) AND METHODS OF
USE, the specification of which was filed on August 16, 2001, as United States Application Number 09/931,267.

We hereby state that we have reviewed and understand the contents of the above identified specification, including the
rf claims, as amended by any amendment specifically referred to above.

jjj We acknowledge the duty to disclose information which is material to patentability as defined in 37 CFR 1 .56, including
p ° for continuation-in-part applications, material information which became available between the filing date of the prior
Nl application and the national or PCT international filing date of the continuation-in-part application.

M* We hereby claim foreign priority benefits under 35 U.S.C. 1 19(a)-(d) or 365(b) of any foreign application(s) for patent
or inventor's certificate, or 365(a) of any PCT international application which designated at least one country other than

fy the United States of America, listed below and have also identified below, by checking the box, any foreign application
for patent or inventor's certificate, or any PCT international application having a filing date before that of the application

r? on which priority is claimed.

Prior Foreign Application
Numbers

Country

Foreign Filing Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)

Priority Not
Claimed

Certified Copy Attached?
YES NO

□□

□ □

□ □

We hereby claim the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 1 1 9(e) of any United States provisional application(s) listed below.

Application Number(s)

Filing Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

60/225,554

August 16, 2000

We hereby appoint the registered practitioner(s) associated with Customer No. 6449 to prosecute this application and
to transact all business in the Patent and Trademark Office connected therewith. Direct all correspondence to
Customer Number 6449.

We hereby declare that all statements made herein of our own knowledge are true and that all statements made on
information and belief are believed to be true; and further that these statements were made with the knowledge that

willful false statements and the I]fc34a3ft3cie are punishable by fine or imprisonment or both, under 18 U.S.C. 1001 and
that such willful false statements may jeopardize the validity of the application or any patent issued thereon.

1 . Inventor's Signature Date

Inventor's Name Clinton O S. Chappie Citizenship Canada

Residence (City) West Lafayette (State/Foreign Country) Indiana

Mailing Address 2210 Rohinhood Lane, West Lafayette, Indiana 47906

2. Inventor's Signature Date

Inventor's Name Rorhus Franke Citizenship Germany

Residence (City) West Lafayette (State/Foreign Country) Indiana

Mailing Address 218-13 Nimitez Drive^West Lafayette, Indiana 479Q6

3. Invftntnr's Signature /?. /^>^^ Date) /

Inventor's Name Max o. Ruegg er Citizenship USA

Residence (City) Indianapolis (State/Foreign Country) Indiana